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Who are the Sheringham First Responders

The Sheringham Community First Response Group is organised and run by local volunteers has been working to serve Sheringham and the surrounding villages, within a 10 minute drive time, since the July 2007.  The NHS Fund pays for our training but we have to find community funding for our life-saving equipment (automated external defibrillator machines for people having a heart attack, lightweight oxygen delivery systems for a wide range of casualties and a comprehensive first aid bag).

 

Our aims are to continue to recruit volunteers to join our group in order that we can offer a full-time 24 hour coverage, 365 days of the year and to raise sufficient funds to cover the minimal day-to-day running costs of our service.   
 

Charitable supporters of our Group to date include:-

  • DraperOughton Consulting Ltd
  • Steve Hayward Painting
  • The 2nd Sheringham Guides
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  • The John Jarrold Trust
  • The North Norfolk District Council Active Communities Fund
  • The Sheringham Carnival Association
  • The Sheringham Masonic Lodge Benevolent Fund
  • Vidant Pharmacy Ltd
  • Caberfeidh UK Ltd

What is a Community First Responder?

A Community Responder (or First Responder) scheme is made up of a group of volunteers who operate within the community in which they live or work and have been trained to attend emergency calls received by the NHS Ambulance Service, providing vital care and First Aid until an Emergency Ambulance arrives.

What do we do?

When a 999 call is made an ambulance or response vehicle is dispatched to attend; if appropriate a Community First Responder (CFR) will also be dispatched. The CFR will probably arrive first, as they are likely to be closer to the incident than the ambulance

The CFR will be able to:

  • Clear and maintain the airway of an unconscious patient
     
  • Administer oxygen to patients who are short of breath or who have chest pain
     
  • Provide resuscitation and defibrillation when required
     
  • Control Bleeding
     
  • Put the patient at ease
     
  • Take basic observations like pulse and respiratory rate
 
 

Definition of a Community First Responder
A  CFR scheme is made up of groups of volunteers who, within the community in which they live or work, have been trained to attend emergency calls received by the NHS ambulance service, providing first aid until an emergency ambulance arrives.

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